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Ed Markey: “The treatment of Uyghurs in China is just one brutal example of the Chinese Government's long-standing disregard for…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2021
The treatment of Uyghurs in China is just one brutal example of the Chinese Government's long-standing disregard for basic human rights.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights China's human rights abuses against Uyghurs.

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